章 20: Orario
On a mountain near the city of Orario.
The normally quiet mountain today became noisy when a huge explosion echoed from one of its peaks.
~BOOMM~
"Damn it, you Bastard! Can't you open a portal like normal people do, why do you always have to break everything around you?" Kaylon shouted within his mind.
{Do you know how difficult it is to compress our almost infinite divine energy so that the other primordials don't find out!? And now you also want me to worry about something as trivial as the portal's landing?} The consciousness spoke in an unsatisfied tone.
"Tsk, next time open the portal without smashing everything within a radius of hundreds of meters," Although the consciousness's explanation was reasonable, Kaylon still complained.
{Fine, whatever, I'm going to continue searching for worlds. I'm sure I'll find another world soon. I'm leaving.} The consciousness didn't want to stay and listen to more of the main mind's complaints.
"Kami-sama, are you alright!?" Riveria, recovering from the shock, quickly ran to check on her God, after all, unlike in Mushoku where the power of their God is free, here in their world, it's sealed.
"Don't worry, my dear Riveria, everything is fi-" Suddenly, before he could finish reassuring Riveria, a sense of crisis engulfed Kaylon.
Without hesitating for a moment, Kaylon mentally shouted, "Hey Bastard, come quick!"
The consciousness, which had already distanced itself, upon hearing the urgent cry, didn't hesitate for a second and ran back.
{What's going on!? Why the shouts? I don't see anyth- Oh, crap, quickly, cover up!} The consciousness, not understanding the urgency at first, upon feeling the approaching pressure, used all its divine energy to cover the entire family.
"Riveria, crouch down and calm down, tell everyone to decrease their auras," Kaylon said to Riveria in a serious tone.
Riveria, upon hearing her God's seriousness, didn't hesitate at all and quickly shouted, "Everyone, decrease your auras to the minimum!"
Though bewildered, everyone still complied with Riveria's order quickly.
After a while of decreasing their presences and nothing happening, Riveria looked at her God confused, prepared to ask her God, however, before she could ask, an enormous pressure engulfed her body.
The immense pressure appeared over each member of the Rozzo family, making them all pale.
The next second, a sound of rupture came from the sky, and immediately the previously illuminated sky darkened.
~CRASH~
In the dark sky, a large crack opened, bringing with it a huge blood-colored eye.
The indifferent eye, without any apparent emotion, scanned the surroundings carefully. After a while, not seeming to notice anything, it disappeared as if it had never been there in the first place.
After a long while, the members of the Rozzo family, who were so quiet that they barely breathed, took a deep breath and looked in horror at the sky.
Riveria, who was equally horrified, looked at her God and asked with a trembling voice, "W-What just happened, Kami-sama!?"
Kaylon, feeling the presence disappear, breathed a sigh of relief. Upon hearing Riveria's question, he responded somewhat embarrassedly.
"Heh, Riveria, I thought I had hidden perfectly, but it seems there was a small leak, and she found out..."
"She?" Riveria asked confusedly.
"Oh, it's Gea, the primordial Goddess, the embodiment of the world's will," Kaylon replied casually.
~GULP~
Riveria swallowed nervously upon knowing that Gea, the embodiment of the world, had almost discovered them.
There are several primordials, but the most well-known are Gea and Uranus. About the rest of the primordials, they normally don't appear, so little is known about them.
For example, Kaylon, the primordial God of Light, although known to be the embodiment of light, has rarely appeared on Earth, so he is not well-known.
Unlike Gea, who has overseen the world since its birth and is also the creator of the falna, and Uranus, the God of the sky, the first God to descend and the first God to name familiars.
So, in the mortals' cognition, the strongest primordials are Gea and Uranus.
"What are you so afraid of, Riveria? The worst that could happen is that Gea finds out we're from another world, then she'll pass the information to Uranus, who would pass it on to all the Gods, causing them all to frenzy to recruit members from outside the world," Kaylon said, reassuring Riveria.
He didn't hide because he was afraid of Gea; in terms of strength, they are almost equal. The reason he hid is that if the method of traveling to other worlds through talents is revealed, then he will completely lose his advantage.
Riveria, upon hearing her God's words and seeing her God so calm, felt a little relieved and asked, "Wouldn't you be punished for using divine energy?"
"Eh, I didn't use divine energy. It was my consciousness that used it. He and I are separate individuals," Kaylon took advantage of the loopholes in the rules, washed his hands of it, and blamed everything on his consciousness (consciousness: You have no shame?).
Riveria, surprised once again by her God's shamelessness, sighed, but she was much more relieved to know that nothing would happen to her Kami-sama.
Kaylon turned his gaze towards his members, who were still recovering, and shouted, "You're acting like scared little girls! Look, even Norn, Aisha, and Miku are less scared than you!"
Kaylon pointed to Norn, Aisha, and the miko, who were chatting happily about how cool the eye was without any fear at all.
The faces of everyone in the family darkened. Obviously, there was pressure that made them feel like ants, and besides, a terrifying eye, and Kami-sama wants them not to be afraid.
Everyone felt the need to greet Kaylon's ancestors friendly.
"Well, stop crying, let's go, it's time to head to Orario," Kaylon walked towards the base of the mountain.
Although helpless against their God's words, everyone still boarded the carriages and headed towards Orario.
...
At the entrance of the city of Orario, as usual, the guards check all the people who want to enter Orario.
"There are fewer people today than there were yesterday," Guard number 1 said.
"Tsk, ever since the fall of the Zeus and Hera Familias, the dark faction has completely unleashed itself. Now people don't want to come to such a chaotic Orario," Guard number 2 said, clicking his tongue in annoyance.
"Hey, look who's coming over there!" Guard number 1 pointed to a group of 6 carriages surrounded by many people.
"Go call the captain, those aren't ordinary people," Guard 2 quickly told Guard 1, as an Adventurer level 2, he feels many strong auras within the people coming.
"I'll go right away!" Guard 1 said as he ran off.
Guard 2 nervously waited for the people with the carriages to arrive.
After a while, the people began to be seen clearly, led by a man with golden hair, an elf stood by his side, and behind them were more people.
"God," the guard immediately recognized the man with golden hair leading the group; mortals can recognize the Gods.
Seeing a God and an elf, the guard's heart was somewhat relieved; elves are pure beings by nature, so it's difficult to find an evil one.
After a few minutes, the group of people arrived in front of the gates of Orario.
"A pleasure to welcome you to Orario. I'm Alejandro from the Ganesha Familia. I apologize for the inconvenience, but may I know where you come from and why you want to enter Orario?"
Normally, the guards wouldn't be so warm, but feeling that he was only stronger than about 5 people in the group, the guard greeted them with great humility.
Riveria, as captain, took the lead in speaking, closely followed by Elinalise as an escort.
"Thank you for the welcome. My name is Riveria Ljos Alf, captain of the Rozzo Familia. We come from afar to settle in Orario."
"Rozzo Familia?" The guard tried to recall the family name, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't recognize a family with that name.
"Yes, we serve the primordial God of light, Kaylon Rozzo," Riveria informed, trying to make the entry easier.
Upon hearing the word primordial, the guard's face changed; after all, there are only two primordial Gods in Orario.
One is Uranus, the God of the great adventurer guild, and Erebus, another primordial God who belongs to the dark faction. The arrival of another primordial God will undoubtedly cause many changes in Orario.
"Riveria-sama, I have already informed my captain, and she will not be long in arriving. Could you please wait for her? My status is not enough to properly receive your Rozzo Familia," the guard said with an apologetic smile.
"That's fine, don't worry. I'll wait," Riveria didn't embarrass the guard, so she waited patiently for the captain of the Ganesha Familia.
"I am Ganesha," after a few minutes of waiting, the strong voice of a man could be heard approaching.
Soon, a muscular man with an elephant mask was seen, followed by a beautiful woman with blue hair.
Kaylon, who had been bored, upon hearing the familiar voice, turned and looked at the man with the elephant mask, putting on a smile, Kaylon said, "Long time no see, Ganesha. I see you're still as noisy as ever."
Ganesha, who was prepared to make his usual entrance, upon hearing the voice, turned to see the man from where the voice came, seeing someone he knew, Ganesha's voice became more respectful.
"Kaylon-sama, it's a pleasure to see you here. I had heard of your descent, I wondered why it would take so long to reach Orario, but now the reason is clear," Ganesha said with some envy in his tone, seeing the strong people around Kaylon.
"Haha, Lady Luck has smiled upon me, Ganesha," Kaylon laughed with a proud chuckle.
Putting on a bitter face, Ganesha said, "I suppose you came to register with the guild and stay in Orario considering the amount of stuff you're carrying?"
"Correct, Ganesha. I've come to register my family and secure a residence in Orario," Kaylon said with a smile.
"I see! Haha, let me introduce you to the captain of my family, Shakti Varma," Ganesha proudly introduced his captain.
"Heh, she's a talented girl, I see..." Kaylon nodded, recognizing the woman's talent.
"Thank you very much, Kami-sama," Shakti thanked, receiving praise from a primordial God is not easy at all, which makes her feel proud.
"Haha, Kaylon-sama, Shakti will guide you to the adventurer guild where you can register," Ganesha said with his always smiling face.
"Understood, then thank you, Ganesha. I'll follow you, miss," Kaylon thanked and said with a smile to Shakti.
"Umu, this way, Kami-sama," Shakti took the lead, guiding the group.
"Haha, see you later, Kaylon-sama, and remember, I am Ganesha!" Ganesha laughed as he said his usual phrase.
Following Shakti, the Rozzo family crossed the streets of Orario, attracting the attention of all the pedestrians on the streets.
"It's a big group, who are they?"
"They look strong, could it be a new familia?"
"Wow, those two elves are so beautiful."
"That should be their God, right? He's quite handsome."
The citizens of Orario discussed the group of people.
It's not uncommon to see families arriving in Orario from the outside, but most are not as large, and the members are not as strong.
The Gods walking the streets also were surprised to see the group of people.
"Hey, isn't that Kaylon-sama?"
"Darn it, when did he get such a big family!?"
"Idiot, don't just think about their numbers, feel their aura, there are many powerful people!"
"Ah, I envy where Kaylon got so many treasures from."
"He must have cheated; we have to report him to the guild!"
"Idiot, don't let Kaylon hear you, or maybe you'll mysteriously ascend to Tenkai."
Most of the Gods are capable of sensing the strength of mortals even if they are sealed, so everyone was able to feel the terrifying power of the Rozzo family.
Kaylon paid no attention to the Gods talking; he was busy answering Riveria's questions.
"Kami-Sama, the wall that surrounds Orario is meant to protect the outskirts from the dungeon monsters," Riveria, the number one scholar, asked.
Roxy and Elinalise also approached with curiosity, awaiting their God's response.
"Well... The city wall has many functions, but one of the main ones is to protect the rest of Genkai from the monsters in the dungeon. Another function is to protect Genkai from adventurers," Kaylon explained to Riveria. Although he had never been to Orario, he is still a God with many years of experience, so he can deduce some uses.
"Protect the outskirts from adventurers?" Elinalise asked confused.
On the other hand, Riveria and Roxy seemed to understand something.
"Yes, Elinalise. Look, a level 5 adventurer could go out and take over several kingdoms on their own with their own strength. They could also do a lot of damage to the kingdoms, looting, kidnapping..." Kaylon knows the dangers of adventurers; a level 5 adventurer could be considered a God outside of Orario.
"I understand now, adventurers could become more dangerous than monsters," Elinalise nodded, understanding.
Kaylon nodded, then continued answering his family's questions.
"Kami-Sama, how was the Babel Tower built?" Roxy asked with curiosity.
"It was built by Uranus; he placed it right above the dungeon. It serves as a containment to prevent monsters from coming out in large numbers," Kaylon responded casually.
"Kami-Sama, what is the dungeon?" Riveria approached her God and asked.
"That's... a little secret of the Gods. I can't tell you here; I'll do it when we get to the base," Kaylon spoke to Riveria in a slightly serious tone.
Riveria nodded, understanding that she had touched on a taboo among mortals.
After walking through several streets, they finally spotted the entrance to the great Babel Tower.
"Kami-Sama, there's the guild entrance; you just have to go in and ask the receptionists to register your family. It's a pity I can't accompany you, but these times have been turbulent in Orario," Shakti said with a smile and then bid them farewell politely.
"Thank you very much, Shakti-san. I hope to have captain-to-captain conversations with you later," Riveria took the opportunity to establish a friendship with the Ganesha family.
"Hehe, Riveria-sama, I would love that. See you next time, then," Shakti nodded with a smile and then went back to the Ganesha family.
After bidding farewell to Shakti, Riveria walked alongside her God.
"Let's go, Riveria, time to register," Kaylon took Riveria's hand and walked towards the guild.
Some members of the family followed, while the rest waited outside, guarding the carriages.
Entering the guild, the first thing you could see was luxurious decoration, and there were many people walking around, as well as several receptionists.
After observing the guild's scenery, Riveria approached an elf receptionist.
"Hello, welcome to the reception. Please tell me what you desire," the elf receptionist welcomed with her head bowed.
"Hi, I've come to register my family," Riveria said to the elf receptionist.
"Oh, to register a family, if you have..." Riveria-sama!" The receptionist looked up and found Riveria, the elf princess, and jumped up.
"Oh, Lisa, it's been a while since I've seen you," Riveria warmly greeted the elf.
"Riveria-sama remembered my name," the elf murmured to herself with a smile from ear to ear.
"The elves really love Riveria-chan, don't they, Kami-sama?" Elinalise, who was watching the interaction between the elf and Riveria, said surprised.
"Well, Riveria is the princess of the elves in this world," Kaylon wasn't surprised by the scene; Riveria's prestige among the elves is enormous.
"Riveria is an elf princess!?... But then, Kami-sama, how did you get Riveria to join your family?" With such a noble status, how did Riveria leave being a princess to come with Kami-sama?
"Oh, I stole her from the elven kingdom," Kaylon spoke proudly.
Elinalise, who looked astonished at her Kami-sama, said, "As expected of you, Kami-sama."
While Elinalise expressed her admiration for her Kami-sama, Riveria was finishing registering the family.
"Kami-sama, can you come and put your blood here, please?" Riveria called her God, showing him a crystal placed on the desk.
"Understood," Kaylon approached and pricked his finger with a needle he always carries in his tunic. A drop of golden blood fell onto the crystal, illuminating it and displaying some information.
[ Kaylon Rozzo]
[ Primordial God of Light]
Two sentences appeared in the crystal.
"Thank you very much, Kaylon-sama, with that, your family is registered," the receptionist spoke respectfully to Kaylon.
"Lisa-san, we wanted to exchange some gold for Valis," Riveria said to Lisa.
"Oh, Riveria-sama, we can do that right away if you want," Lisa eagerly offered to help her idol.
"Oh, well, we have a good amount, so I would prefer to do it in a private room," although with the strength of her family, Riveria doesn't believe anyone would dare to rob them, one never knows what kind of crazy person they might encounter.
"Then let's go," Lisa quickly brought Riveria to a private room.
"Wait a moment, Kaylon-sama!" Before they could enter the room, a loud voice caught their attention.
Turning around, they saw a fat elf running towards them with all his might.
"Um, do you need something from me?" Kaylon asked confusedly, not having any idea who this fat elf was.
"Kami-Sama, I bring a message from Lord Uranus; he wishes to meet with you," Royman, the guild's administrator, told Kaylon, while catching his breath.
"Eh, the old man wants me for something? Well then, lead the way," Kaylon became curious about why the old Uranus wanted him, but knowing that this guy is the guild owner, it's better not to have him as an enemy.
"Yes, Kaylon-sama, this way!" Royman eagerly guided Kaylon.
"Wait, Kami-sama! Take two people with you, just in case," although Riveria knows it's rude, she prefers to do it to ensure her God's safety.
"Ghislaine, Eris, can you escort Kami-sama, please?" Riveria asked both girls.
"Don't worry, captain, we won't let anything happen to him," Ghislaine nodded towards Riveria, reassuring her.
Eris just nodded and followed her Kami-sama/master.
Kaylon nodded towards Riveria with a wink of his eye, reassuring the elf.
Heading towards the underground part of the guild, Kaylon was escorted by Eris and Ghislaine.
Arriving at the door of a corridor, Royman saw Eris and Ghislaine, as if trying to say something, but in the end, he continued walking without saying anything.
Walking down a long hallway that seemed to have no end, Kaylon complained without ceremony, "That old man likes to play with people's minds, he put this long hallway just to make people feel more pressure seeing it."
Eris and Ghislaine nodded in understanding, and Royman didn't say anything at all; neither party could take offense at what he pretended not to hear.
Arriving at a huge temple covered in gold, at the top of it was a throne where sat an old man with white hair and a majestic appearance.
Eris and Ghislaine stayed at the entrance of the temple, unmoving.
"It's been a long time since I've seen you, old man, you're still as extravagant as ever," said Kaylon, pointing to the temple covered in gold.
"Not all gods are listeners; that's why sometimes you have to do things like these for them to feel the power of the guild," Uranus said without changing his expression.
"True, like the unnecessarily large hallway, don't think I didn't notice that the hallway is built in circles," Kaylon continued mocking Uranus.
Uranus didn't respond, nor did he show any embarrassment at all, as a god who has lived even longer than Kaylon, he naturally has a great resistance to shame.
"Tsk, boring," Kaylon clicked his tongue in annoyance, seeing that he hadn't been able to bother Uranus.
Their relationship isn't the best; Uranus is someone who takes advantage of the "rules" a lot and is very scheming. Therefore, for a God like Kaylon who does as he pleases, naturally, they are incompatible.
"Your members from another "continent" are truly amazing," Uranus said, emphasizing "continent."
Other gods and mortals might believe that nonsense, but as a primordial who was present at the creation of the world, of course, he won't believe it.
"Hehe, they're amazing, aren't they? I worked hard to get them," Kaylon didn't mind that his lie was exposed.
He never cared if other gods believed him or not; anyway, what can they do? Whether it's his strength or the strength of his family, if someone dares to come and interrogate him, he'll just give them a free pass to Tenkai himself.
Uranus stared at Kaylon for a while, then averted his gaze, clearly knowing that he couldn't get anything out of the God.
Anyway, as long as Orario is strong, he doesn't care in the slightest where the adventurers come from.
"After the fall of Zeus and Hera, the dark faction has gone mad; now, with Alfia and Zard from the former Hera and Zeus family joining the dark faction, they have become even more dangerous... I hope that with your family's strength, you can help in this situation," Uranus changed the subject, going straight to business.
"I just arrived, old man, at least let me settle in before throwing problems in my face," Kaylon rolled his eyes.
"Currently, the Freya, Loki, Ganesha, Astrea, Hephaestus families, and several more have entered the battle with the dark faction... If you join, there will be many benefits, such as being able to distribute the dark faction's money once it's destroyed, plus your family will be promoted to S-rank, with many benefits," Uranus knows that with Kaylon's shamelessness, morally kidnapping him won't work, so he directly showed the benefits.
Upon hearing the benefits Uranus provided, a satisfied expression appeared on Kaylon's face. Money doesn't matter much to him; thanks to Ariel, he has too much of it, but the S-rank family classification serves him well. The number of benefits it brings is very useful.
"Hehe, old man, it's much easier to talk to you when you talk about benefits," Kaylon smiled and gave Uranus a thumbs-up.
"Then I hope you cooperate sincerely with the families that are fighting the dark faction," Uranus said in a monotonous voice.
"Well, old man, if that's all, I'm out; I have more important things to do," without saying anything else, Kaylon turned around and left through the hallway.
Eris and Ghislaine followed closely behind their God.
After Kaylon left, the room fell silent until a skeleton emerged from behind Uranus's throne.
"Do you think it's safe? His family is very powerful; if he joins the dark faction, it will be a disaster," the skeleton spoke with a hint of concern in its voice.
"No need to worry, Fels. Although Kaylon is someone who always does as he pleases, as the God of Light, he leans towards the righteous side and dislikes evil," Uranus reassured. "Urano doesn't believe Kaylon will join the dark faction; they're not compatible."
"Where do members of his family come from? I haven't read about any continent," Fels inquired again.
"I'm not entirely sure, but you're right, there are no other continents. He must have brought them from elsewhere, but it's not like that matters," Uranus pondered. He thought of Gea; she could undoubtedly say where they come from, but he doesn't think Gea would offend Kaylon over something so trivial.
"Keep an eye on their members, Fels. Give me a specific report on the forces of the Rozzo family," Uranus ordered Fels.
"Understood, Kami-sama."
...
"Kami-sama, is everything alright?" a concerned Riveria approached Kaylon as he left the meeting with Uranus.
"I'm fine, Riveria. It's just that old man wanting to give me more work; I'll tell you about it later," Kaylon said, affectionately stroking Riveria's head.
"Umu, it's good that you're okay," Riveria enjoyed her God's affection.
"Hey! There are single people here," Elinalise shouted in dissatisfaction, seeing the couple not showing consideration.
"Tsk, get lost, single mutt," Kaylon looked at Elinalise with disdain.
"Kami-sama, I've registered all the family members, and I've also exchanged gold for Valis. Now, for the construction of our house, we need to contact the Goibniu family. For now, I've rented a large villa for us to stay in," Riveria informed her God of everything she arranged.
"I see. Let's do that tomorrow; today I feel tired," Kaylon yawned. Returning to the mortal body is quite exhausting.
"Alright, Kami-sama, let's go to the villa to rest," Riveria obeyed her God's orders, giving the command for the whole group to follow them.
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That's the first chapter of Danmachi. We begin with the establishment of the family and the upcoming battle against the dark faction.
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